Museum of the Cherokee in South Carolina

Analysis

Museum of the Cherokee in South Carolina is a registered charity in United States, based in Walhalla, SC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Museum of the Cherokee in South Carolina reported income of $50k and spending of $49k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $17k to $50k (+195%), an average of +195% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 195%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Museum of the Cherokee in South Carolina sits at the 22nd percentile: it is larger than about 22% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 20th percentile, and in the 25th percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Waukesha String Academie Inc ($50k), Cccnj888 Inc ($50k) and Folk Art Society of America ($50k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 76% of the total. At year end it held assets of $10k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $10k.